yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
but; however; even though; even if
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
exquisite voice; exquisite music
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
roaming; drifting about; wandering
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
small; minute; tiny; squint eye; cross-eye; strabismus
second (unit of time); arc second
one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada
time; hour; period; class
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
good; goodness; right; virtue
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
beginning; outset; first; onset
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
to speak; to hear a voice
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course